Doll



c. STEIN ET AL DOLL Filed June 3, 1927 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

u rsn ormnms swam AND wmmsm M. HELLER, or Ari-inane orrr, new JERSEY.

DOLL.

, Application m June a, was. Serial no. 198,051.

The object of our invention is to provide 'in very simple and yet ve'rattractive form, a doll, especially an in ant doll, having readilymovable members, especially head and arms, which by easy manipulationmay be made to strikingly simulate the natural movements by a livinginfant of the corresponding members.

Our invention consists in whatever 13 described by or is included withinthe terms or scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: I Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a doll em bodying ourinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereofi Fig. 3 is a detail view inperspectlve of the upper portion of the body-sack.

Briefly describing the embodiment of our invention shown in thedrawings, it pom ae prises an infant doll and a bed with pillow or acushion upon which the doll appears to lie, with the upper part of thebody, head and arms exposed above what appear. to be covers for theremainder of the body, and 8% such loose or flexible connection betweenthe doll and the pillow or cushion as to permit movements, correspondingto an infants movements, of the exposed members or parts, either bymanipulation of the fingers $0 thrust through an opening provided forthat purpose in the bed or cushlon, and into contact or engagement withthe head and arm members, as well as by mere shaking, when the bed orcushion bythe hand. Describing in detail what is shown in the drawings,thereis the imitation of a bed or apillow, the bed or bedding P cams-sin a pad, 10 (which in a rough way considered as corresponding to a vand a pad, 11, which may be considered as; roughly corresponding to thebed clothesforcovering, and between these two ads'is' placed the lowerportion. of the od 12, of; the doll, the portion of the doll 'the' waistupwards being exposed topedgeof thecover-pad, 11, the expose rtionincluding the doll head, 13,

ojarms. 14, each of whichtermiopen hand, each arm up wrist mg" hollowand flexible, and the head-being hollow and having in the necka-hole,115,through-which a finger may be 4 thrust, "the doll body,". 12,being of flexible material, ;.8oiithatalthough the head is of. rigidmaterial, the "head may nevertheless to thefreely move, either inresponse to pressure from the inserted finger, or from the slightshaking of the pad-like supports for the doll, and in like manner, thearms with the hands may be moved in simulation of the movement of aninfants arms and hands, by the thumb thrust in one arm'and a fingerthrust in the other arm, or the arms and hands with the head may be'given the desired motion by grasping the supporting pads by the hand andshakingthe same. In rear of and extending above the doll head, 13, 1s apad, 16, corres onding to a pillow, and this pad, 16, may b the lowerpad, 10, a space or hole, 17, being left 'or provided at the back of thedoll, so

e a continuation of that the hand and fingers may grasp the being openat the bottom and suficiently.

loose so that the hand may be thrust upward from the bottom inside thecurtain or cover mg, when the movements of the doll are to be producedby the fingers thrust into the several members. The fingers notthrust'inthe members may grasp the doll body to hold the device during themanipulation of the head and arms by the inserted fingers,

the body being slender enough for that purose.

The doll body includes a sack-like contalner, 19, of cotton or othersuitable material, which at the top issecured by sewing or otherwise tothe hollow neck of the head, and which is closed at'the bottom, and itis an important feature of our device that the body though pliable hassufficient stifi'ness or rigidity as normally to remain in the 11prightposition with the head touching, or close to the pillow, so thatalthough the upper portion of the' trunk and head extend above the topedge of the cover pad, 11, and

' hence, derive no support from the latter above such top edge, theheadand trunk will not loosely fall forward, which would beobjectionable, and materially spoil the effect sought by the protrusionof the chest and head above the cover pad; We secure this result bystuffing the container, 19, with a filling, 20, of cotton or otherfibrous or loose material, and also by placing therein a voiceproducingdevice, 21, of familiar construction, the latter being located so thatwhen the doll body is grasped, the sound-producing device, 21, will begrasped in the palm of thehand with the ball of the thumb at the front,so that pressure at front and back may be exerted to cause the emission-of sound. Thus, we provide a body that is of long slender shape, thatmay be readil held in the hand and surrounded by the ngers and thumbwith the manipulating fingers and thumb free for the desired movementsof head and arms,- one that has sufficient flexibility so that thesound-producing device may be operated by pressure of the hand and onewhich supports the upper portion of the trunk and the head above the topedge of the cover pad with sufficient stifiness so that it will not falllimply forward. The doll shown in the drawings has movable eyes pivotedas usual, and to whlch are attached a weighted arm, 22, automatically toswing the eyes to position, and as the interior of the head, especiallyon account of the eye moving device may be roughly finished, so that thebare finger in contact therewith might be scratched, or the interior ofthe head injuredby too much pressure from the finger, we attach to theneck portion of the body sack, 19, a stall or finger, 23, of cloth intowhich the finger for manipulating the head is thrust through vtheopening 123 glee Fig. 3), and thus, the portion of the ger within thehead is completely covered. The eyes may be opened and closed bymanipulation of the inserted finger contacting with the Weighted arm,22. The finger or stall, 23, limits the extent of thrust of the fingerinto. the head and to that extent safeguards the head parts from injury.

Te employment of the finger stall, 23, prevents the existence of a lposeor unfinished edge of cloth around the neck hole of the head which wouldbe objectionable because of the likelihood of its being caught by thefinger and pulled away from the neck open- 1n hould the presence of thefinger stall in the doll head-prevent the free movement of the e es inthe customary way by laying the 7 features.

By the structure shown inthe drawings, and as above described, not onlyis the simulation of an infant in a bed produced, but the. mechanicaladvantage "is securedin the provision of the members corresponding tothe bed members, of giving a substantial support, and one that issufiiciently flexible, so that the desired movement in simulation of themovements of an infant may be produced with the familiar and usualbackground when an infant lies or reclines in its bed or carriage.

'A very desirable feature of our invention is the combination of theinfant or baby face and the simulation of the conventional cushion.

The armsof the infant are in reality mere sleeves with hands secured tothe sleeves at the wrist, and by making the sleeves of a fabric, such asorgandy, the sleeves have suflicient stiffness so that the motionsof'the arms under the application of the thumb and fingers back andforth have an attractive liveliness, such as those of an infant, inreaching out to a person, and the fabric has sufficient elasticity orspring so that when the fingers'or thumb are removed, the arms and handswill fall back. and occupy an outstretched position at each side.

As is indicated in the drawings, an ornamental and characteristicappearance may be secured by the use of lace trimmings for the partswhich correspond to bedding.

' Those parts which require to be secured together may be secured bystitching or by safety pins applied at the necessary points. i

- What we claim is:

1.' A toy that comprises a support with parts corresponding with apillow and bed covering, and a doll having the head and the upperportion of the trunk exposed above the top edge of the bedcovering,andmeans for supporting the head normally from falling forward when thetoy is held in a vertical position comprising a slender body whichincludes a sack-like container with a flexible filling, saidbodyproviding means for hold-- ing the doll in operative position, anopeningbeing provided at the rear of the body communicating with theneck to provide for insertion of a finger within the head and a I ljkehead and arms, and a support of rectan ar cushion form the upper portionof which lies behind the head and arms, and the lower portion covers thelower portion of the doll body, the head and arms bein accessible frombehind for en agement an mampulation by the hand the doll body 7consisting of a sack-like container with fiex- I ng, to the upper end ofwhich the ible filli head is attached and thereby supported from fallingforward when the toy is held in a vertical position, but allowing backand to pressure by a finger of the hand, the head a being hollow forinserting the finger for that purpose, the body providing means forholdmg the doll in operative position and an opening being provided atthe rear of the body for insertion of a finger within the head and thearms being open at the rear to admit of insertion of the fingers foroperating them.

3. A toy comprising a doll with a hollow headwith an opening at the neckfor inserting the finger into thelhead, a body including a sack-likecontainer with a flexible filling having an opening at the top to whichthe neck portion of the head is attached, and

a finger stall of flexible material joined to said container adjacentthe neck and passing through the neck into the head with an exterior 0enin for the thrusting of the finger into t e sta movable hollow armmemv ers adapted to receive fingers thrust therein for manipulation, anda support comprising a portion in'rear of the'head and a portionsubstantially belowthe head and extending over said body.

4. A toy comprising a doll with a hollow head with an opening at theneck for insert-- 7 ing the finger into the head, a body includingavertically elongated sack-like container with a flexible filling to thetop of which the neck part of the head is attached, said body being of asize for grasping by the hand when a finger is'thrust in the head, anopeningbeing provided at the rear of the body communicating with theneck for insertion of 'a finger wlthin the head, movable hollowarm-members adapted to receive fingers thrust therein, a pad-form memberextending over and concealing said body with its upper edge below thehead and arm mem bers, and being substantially rectangular in contour,and a similar pad-like member in rear of the head and arm members.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures.

. CHARLES STEIN. WILLIAM M. HELLER.

